Getafe Cathedral

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Getafe Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Mary Magdalene
Catedral de Santa Maria Magdalena
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West façade during a wedding
Getafe Cathedral
40°18′14″N3°43′45″W / 40.303992°N 3.729199°W / 40.303992; -3.729199
Location Getafe
Address1, Plaza de la Magdalena
CountrySpain
Denomination Catholic
Website catedralgetafe.es
History
Status Cathedral
Dedication Mary Magdalene
Dedicated23 July 1995 [1]
Architecture
Architect(s) Alonso de Covarrubias, Juan Gómez de Mora [2]
Style Mudéjar, Baroque, Neoclassic
Years built1549 - 1770
Specifications
Bells9
Administration
Metropolis Madrid
Diocese Getafe
Clergy
Bishop(s) Ginés García Beltrán
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated9 May 1958
Reference no.RI-51-0001260

The Cathedral of Saint Mary MagdaleneCatedral de Santa Maria Magdalena is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Getafe, Spain. The edifice was a church for most of its existence, before becoming a cathedral in 1995 after the establishment of the Diocese of Getafe.

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The church, designed by Alonso de Covarrubias and Juan Gómez de Mora, was begun in the 16th century and finished in 1770. The bell tower, dating to a pre-existing edifice from the mid-14th century, is in Mudéjar style, while the rest of it is predominantly Renaissance or Baroque.

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References

  1. "D. José María en la Catedral: "este lugar se consagró a Dios para que sea un refugio espiritual para todos los fieles"" (in Spanish). Diocese of Getafe. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  2. Fraguas, Rafael (2007-01-23). "Getafe recobra su catedral" [Getafe recovers its cathedral]. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 2021-06-01.

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